لَمّاwhen رَأَونيthey saw me وَوَجهَand the face of بُرجَةَBurja وَالرand al- (beginning of al-Rayta)
لَمّا رَأَوني وَوَجهَ بُرجَةَ وَالر
رَيطَةَRayta (continuation of al-Rayta) وَلّىturned away فَوارِسُhorsemen المَلِكِthe king’s
رَيطَةَ وَلّى فَوارِسُ المَلِكِ
When they saw me and Burja’s face and al-
When they saw me, the king's horsemen turned
Rayta, the king’s horsemen turned away.
With Burjat and Riyata; in retreat
فَأَدبَرواso they turned their backs وَالرِماحُand the spears تَأخُذُهُمcatch them
فَأَدبَروا وَالرِماحُ تَأخُذُهُم
نَزوَleaping القَطافيsandgrouse in حَبائِلِthe cords of الشَرَكِthe snare
نَزوَ القَطافي حَبائِلِ الشَرَكِ
So they turned their backs, while the spears caught them,
Their spears propelled them. Down they slid
Like sandgrouse leaping in the cords of a snare.
Like torrents down the ropes of death.
Sol 6.1